Table grapes attract not only the sweetness of the berries, but also their appearance.
The main criterion when choosing a table variety is high yield, resistance to diseases and a pleasant taste.
One of these varieties is White Delight.
What kind is it?
White Delight is a table grape variety with a record early ripening period.
Early ripening can also boast Pleven, Gift Nesevaya and Muromets.
Grapes Delight White: variety description
The berries of this early variety are oval oblong, greenish in color with a yellow tint. The average weight of one berry - 6 grams
The flesh is crispy and juicy, with a sweet taste and rather dense skin. Fruits have good sugar accumulation - up to 26%that is considered a fairly high figure.
Vanyusha, Kishmish Jupiter and Rumba can boast high sugar content.
Clusters of white delight are very large and dense, elongated conical shape with an average weight 600 gramsbut in some cases they can reach 1.5 kg. White delight - vigorous variety.
The Ataman Pavlyuk, Anthony the Great and the King are also distinguished by their great growth.
The vine matures almost the entire length of the shoots from which fruit 80%. On one shoot there may be bunches in the amount of 1,7.
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Photo grapes "White Delight":
Breeding history
The variety was obtained in Novocherkassk (VNIIViV them. ME AND. Potapenko) by crossing varieties of early Russian, Dolores and Dawn of the North.
The result of the labor of the same scientific research institute is Augustus, Karmakod and Rusven.
Characteristic
The variety has a very early ripening period, the vegetation period of which is only 120 days. A distinctive feature is the ability of the harvest for a long time to retain their appearance and taste after ripening.
The berries do not crack on the vine, they can stay up to 2 months without loss of presentation and show good results during transportation.
Not subject to cracking berries in such varieties as Liya, the Long-awaited and Black Raven.
Yield white delight average, approximately 120 c with 1 ha, with good care, timely irrigation and fertilizing with potash fertilizers - up to 140 c.
The load on one bush should not exceed 45 holes, the best option - 25-30. Such rationing allows to achieve clusters of record large sizes. In white rapture, it is better to remove the shoots only on vigorous rootstocks, grafted cultures.
The grade differs in good frost resistance, the plant with firmness maintains temperature up to -25⁰С.
White enthusiasm tolerates sudden changes in temperature at the end of winter and thaw.
The Beauty of the North, Pink Flamingo and Super Extra also belong to frost-resistant varieties.
The cuttings of White Delight root well, but it is better to grow the variety as a grafted vine. At the same time it is better to plant in the fall, so that in the spring the grapes will enter the active growing season. Autumn seedlings begin to bear fruit earlier planted in the spring, because during the winter the root system has time to grow stronger and develop.
The only thing that can be done is to plant White Delight closer to the wall of the building, which, when heated, will give the plant heat, which will increase the average daily temperature.
Diseases and pests
The grade the White Delight differs in good resistance to gray decay, mildew and oidium. For prophylaxis, depending on the region of cultivation, treatment should be carried out 1-2 times with mildew remedies, adding anti powdery mildew.
As for anthracnose, chlorosis, bacteriosis and rubella, it is enough to apply special preventive measures to avoid diseases.
The only disadvantage of the variety is that the grapes are damaged by a pest such as phylloxera. Aphids affect the root system, weak shoots cease to bear fruit, plant growth slows down.
Pest spreads along with grafted cuttings, so when buying a seedling you need to be very careful.
Damaged pest parts of the plant must be immediately removed by hand. Aphid does not spread and quickly dies on sandy areas, so the choice of the place of planting grapes should also be taken responsibly.
White delight, as well as Galben Nou with Rosalind is well suited for growing in the middle lane, in the northern areas. He withstands negative climatic conditions without loss of crop quality. In mild climates, grapes can be left for the winter without shelter.
